Powerman chords by The Kinks

Chords with lyrics

INTRO: G+G   E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm D MajorD     A augmentedA

VERSE
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I know a man, he's a powerful man
       D MajorD                           A augmentedA
He's got the people in his power in the palm of his hand.
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He started at the bottom and he worked his way up
          D MajorD                   A augmentedA
Now he's never going to stop Until he reaches the top.

CHORUS
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It's the same old story, it's the same old dream,
    C majorC                            A augmentedA
It's power man, power man, and all that it can bring.

VERSE
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If you want your money, you better stand in the line
       D MajorD                      A augmentedA
'Cos you'll only end up picking up nickels and dimes.
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You call him names and he sits and grins
   D MajorD                    A augmentedA
'Cos everybody else is just a sucker to him.

PRE-CHORUS
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And he's got my money, but I've got my faith
D MajorD                         A augmentedA
And powerman, powerman, I'll never be your slave.

CHORUS
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It's the same old story, it's the same old game
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It's power man, power man, driving me insane

BRIDGE
C majorC                  D MajorD
People tried to conquer the world Napoleon and Genghis Khan
FF             C majorC
Hitler tried and Mussolini too
C majorC               D MajorD
Powerman don't need to fight, powerman don't need no guns
FF             C majorC  A augmentedA D MajorD
Powerman got money on his side


VERSE
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Well I'm not rich and I'm not free
  D MajorD                   A augmentedA
But I've got my girl and she got me
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He's got my money and my publishing rights
    D MajorD                A augmentedA
But I've got my girl and I'm alright

PRE-CHORUS
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And she got me going, and she keeps me sane
D MajorD                         A augmentedA
But powerman, powerman, got money on the brain

CHORUS
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It's the same old story, it's the same old game
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